Hannover 1705-HB thaler Dav-2061
This specimen was lot 77 in Schulman auction 389 (Amsterdam, December 2025), where it sold for €260 (about US$366 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "German States - Austbeutetaler 1705 HB, Silver, GEORG LUDWIG 1698-1727, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LUNENBURG Clausthal mint. St. Andreas with cross. Rev. crowned coat of arms. Ex Cherry Tree Collection. PCGS XF45." This thaler was struck 1698-1705 while Georg Luswig was merely elector of Hannover. The issues of the seventeenth century are catalogued as Dav-6665. The initials HB stand for Heinrich Christian Bornhorst, Mint Master at Clausthal 1675-1711. George Ludwig was promoted to king of England on the death of his cousin Anne Stuart in 1714.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 42 mm diameter, this specimen 29.36 g.
Catalog reference: KM 20, Dav-2061; Welter 2136.
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- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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- [1]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 389: Ex Cherry Tree Collection, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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